Team story
Origins
Walter Brun brought some of his sports car ambitions into Grand Prix racing. He partnered with Giampaolo Pavanello, whose Euroracing had run Alfa Romeo's Formula 1 cars. The EuroBrun name joined the two elements.
Stefano Modena and Oscar Larrauri gave the ER188 its debut in Brazil in 1988, with a naturally aspirated Cosworth V8.
The Formula 1 journey
Modena's eleventh place in Hungary was the best result, outside the points. In 1989 Gregor Foitek and then Larrauri tried with the ER188B and ER189 without securing any race starts. Roberto Moreno brought the team back onto the grid in 1990, but only at Phoenix and Imola.
In Mexico he was excluded during qualifying. Claudio Langes never made it through pre-qualifying.
Historical timeline
Three chapters in the story of EuroBrun
Three episodes to revisit the people, cars and races that shaped this journey.
First appearance · Brazilian Grand Prix
Stefano Modena · Brazilian Grand Prix 1988. The recorded outcome is DNF. This is the first recorded race start, or the first entry if the team never started a race.
Sporting landmark · Hungarian Grand Prix
Stefano Modena · Hungarian Grand Prix 1988. The recorded position is P11; this number alone does not show whether the driver completed the race distance. This marks the first win or podium where one exists, otherwise the highest recorded placing for this constructor.
Latest recorded appearance · Mexican Grand Prix
Roberto Moreno · Mexican Grand Prix 1990. The recorded outcome is DSQ. This is the last race start attributed to this constructor in the archive, not necessarily the end of the organisation behind it.
A distinctive way of racing
The partners' experience did not eliminate the new programme's difficulties. Euroracing provided the technical base while Brun sought the resources to support it. The switch to Judd engines and chassis updates did not produce regular appearances.
Between the first season with two cars, 1989 with just one and the return to two in 1990, the organisation of the effort also changed.
What remains
The team stopped before the end of 1990 without championship points. Brun Motorsport's Porsche results belong to a different activity and do not improve that record. EuroBrun's path remains specific: an alliance between Italian Grand Prix experience and Swiss endurance expertise, followed by seasons in which the sessions required to reach the grid absorbed much of the work.